North York Moors, North Yorkshire

Seals and sea birds rule the roost along the rugged coast between Robin Hood’s Bay and Ravenscar – but you can join them on a wet-and-wild adventure holiday with the National Trust, followed by a night in a cosy village pub or B&B.

Your outdoor adventure starts straight from Boggle Hole beach, whose rock pools reveal molluscs and crabs, but from then on the wildlife only gets bigger – and you’re as close as can be in your wave-riding sea kayak. Later, grab dinner and a drink in a harbourside pub, and watch the stars come out over the old smugglers’ village of Robin Hood’s Bay. The next day, you can admire the North York Moors Coast again – from the Cleveland Way National Trail, looking down on the waters you kayaked the day before.